Catalonia was officially awarded the title of World Region of Gastronomy 2025 by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT) for their commitment to work across sectors to ensure a healthy, safe and resilient food future through sustainable actions. The award ceremony took place on 8 November
Working together to empower communities through the celebration of distinctive food cultures! IGCAT launched a new video about the World Region of Gastronomy Award and Platform, and their effort to support long-term sustainable development by: building citizen pride in local products, recipes and crafts; exchanging knowledge and best practices across
The short film An Apple, a Bee and a Tree – Čeberol’ca from Slovenia, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2021, is the winner of the Best Young Director category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. Nature, tradition, heritage and sustainability. All these elements have come together in this film
The short film Catalonia Is Appetising from Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy awarded 2025, is the winner of the Health and Well-being category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. “It is in breaks that innovation grows. Stop, think, plan. And then produce.” This phrase by Ferran Adrià guides Maria,
The NEMOS partners moved forward in their endeavour to integrate sustainability into food-related degrees at the 4th transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ project NEMOS – A new educational model for acquisition of sustainability competences through service-learning, hosted by ISARA school in Lyon (France), on 2-3 October 2023. The aim of
The short film It’s All About the Taste! from Kvarner, European Region of Gastronomy candidate 2026, is the winner of the Linking Urban and Rural category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. In 30 seconds, this promotional film shows Kavrner’s basic philosophy in gastronomy, which is that indigenous, fresh
The short film Visit Via Selinuntina, Sicily, Italy from Sicily, European Region of Gastronomy candidate 2025, is the winner of the Balanced and Sustainable Tourism category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. This video shows how with its historical, natural and traditional treasures, Via Selinuntina (Sicily, Italy) is ready
The short film Harvesting Memories from Saimaa, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2024, is the winner of the Educating for Our Future category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. This video invites us to step into the world of a 10-year-old Finnish girl as she takes us through her
The short film Second Chances from Menorca, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022, is the winner of the Innovation, Creativity and Job Opportunities category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. This video shows how, thanks to the initiative of Caritas and the former restaurant Ca n’Aguedet, Pere Pons, a
The short film Slovenia – The Land of Beekeeping and the Carniolan Honey Bee from Slovenia, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2021, is the winner of the Feeding the Planet category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. Bees are a source of life, since they enable the survival of
Love is all around in Moldova so it wasn’t surprising that sharing endearing stories and building relationships with visitors was the topic emerging at the Industry Symposium: Emerging Resilient and Sustainable Amidst Challenges celebrated in the contest of World Tourism Day in Moldova, 27 September 2023. With a lineup of
The short film Gold from the Island Kingdom from Trondheim-Trøndelag, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022, is the winner of the Food and Craft Gifts category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. Rumours of several exclusive food treasures on the islands of Hitra and Frøya (Trondheim-Trøndelag, European Region of
The short film The Apocalypse of the Aegean from South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2019, is the winner of the Young Chef Ambassadors category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. In this video, young chef Aikaterini Gonidaki, who represented South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 at
The short film A Year Celebrating Galway’s Gastronomy from Galway-West of Ireland, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2018, is the winner of the European Regions of Gastronomy category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. The video offers a look back at 2018, celebrating Galway-West of Ireland as the European
The short film Latitude Iche Route: A Journey Through the Flavors of Manabí from Manabí, World Region of Gastronomy candidate 2026, is the winner of the World Regions of Gastronomy category of IGCAT’s International Food Film Menu 2023. More than a gastronomic tour, the Latitude Iche Route is a voyage
The first internship – IILA-MAECI/DGCS 2022-2023 scholarship promoted by the Italian-Latin American International Organization (IILA), with funding from the General Directorate for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, takes place in Modica and Italian International Cooperation (DGCS/MAECI) which every year grants scholarships to citizens of the Latin American
